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The  Sylvania  Mining  Co. 
m^'         of  Nevada 

INCORPORATED     UNDER    THE    LAWS    OF    ARIZONA 

apitalization,  1,000,000  Shares  Par  Value,  $1.00 

400,000  Shares  in  the  Treasury 


Shares  Fully  Paid  and  Forever  Non-Assessable 

Principal  Office,  Tonopah,  Nevada 
Location  of  Property,  Goldfield  Mining  District,  Esmeralda  Co.,  Nev. 


Property  consists  of  seven  (7)  full  claims,  each  1,500  feel  long  by  600  feet 
wide.  These  claims  adjoin  end  to  end  and  have  been  opened  by  shaft  or  tunnel,  to 
the  depth  of  100  feet  each — each  claim  shows  big  deposits  of  the  same  class  of  ore. 

Thirty  thousand  ($30,000)  dollars  have  been  spent  in  opening  up  this  prop- 
erty, and  during  development  work  several  hundred  tons  have  been  shipped  and 
smelted,  showing  a  handsome  profit.  This  immense  mineral  belt  or  zone  has  been 
proven  10,50  0  feet  in  length  and  from  25  to  300  feet  in  width.  The  above  facts 
having  been  satisfactorily  established,  it  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  place 
two  first-class  steam  hoists  and  a  thoroughly  equipped  concentrating  plant  on  the 
property  at  once,  as  the  Management  expect  to  make*  this  one  of  the  solid  dividend 
paying  properties  of  Nevada. 
DIRECTORS. 
Geo.  L.  Patrick,  W.  D.  Clair, 

President,  Secretary, 

E.  R.  Shields,  Dr.  H.  E.  Piper, 

Vice-President,  E.  G.  Dixon. 

Nye  and  Ormsby,  County  Bank,  Depository. 


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Prospectus 


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The  Sylvania   Mining  Company  of   Nevada 


This  Company  owns,  under  good  deed  and  clear  title,  free  of  debt  or  incum- 
brance of  any  kind  or  character  whatsoever,  seven  (7)  full  claims,  each  1,500 
feet  long  by  600  feet  wide.  These  claims  are  situated  in  the  Southwest  corner  of 
Esmeralda  County,  Nevada,  in  the  Palmetto  range,  in  almost  direct  line  between 
Goldfielcf  and  the  new  mining  camp  of  Bull  Frog  and  Bare  Mountains,  and  are  in 
the  richest  and  most  wonderful  mineral  zone  in  the  world,  and  of  all  the  good 
mines  in  the  zone,  The  Sylvania  Mines  stand  out  prominently  as  one  of  the  most 
extensive  and  valuable  of  the  great  Goldfield  and  Bull  Frog  districts.  There  are 
small  veins  of  richer  ore  in  this  district  than  we  have  yet  found  in  this  property, 
but  taking  the  quantity  of  ore;  character  of  it;  the  extremely  favorable  conditions 
for  working  the  same,  both  winter  and  summer;  the  splendid  supply  of  wood  and 
water;  easy  access  of  the  mines,  etc.,  places  them  in  the  front  rank  of  the  mining 
properties  of  Nevad?,,  if  not  of  the  world. 

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FORMATION  AND  CHARACTER  OF  ORE. 

The  formation  is  Dolomite  and  Porphyry,  Lime  predominating,  with  Granite 
croppings  on  the  south,  which  is  thought  to  be  the  foot-rwall  of  this  immense  lode. 

The  ore  is  Silver-Lead,  showing  Values  in  Gold  that  have  increased  with 
depth.  There  are  at  the  present  time  probably  1,000  tons  of  ore  on  the  dumps 
of  these  different  claims.  These  ores  are  the  best  character  of  smelting  ore,  carry- 
ing no  refractory  properties  at  the  present  depth,  which,  of  course,  may  change 
as  greater  depth  is  gained.  The  ores  show  remarkable  similarity  throughout  the 
entire  length  of  this  property. 

It  is  proved  by  the  experience  of  the  past  in  this  section,  that  with  depth, 
higher  values  of  Silver  and  Gold  will  come  in;  be  that  as  it  may,  the  development 
already  made,  gives  assurance  of  sufficient  ore  to  produce  handsome  dividends  for 
years  to  come,  and,  really,  these  mines  are  only  at  their  inception  as  yet.  Consid- 
ering size  and  extent  of  the  ore  deposit,  indicated  permanency  with  depth,  the 
value  of  the  mineral  and  genial  climate,  all  combine  to  add  much  to  the  value  of 
this  property.  Beginning  on  the  Southeast,  the  following  are  the  details  of  the  dif- 
ferent claims: 


HAZEL  GREEN. 

This  mine  is  located  on  the  Southeast;  is  opened  by  a  shaft  100  feet  in  depth, 
showing  mineral  from  the  grass  roots.  At  this  depth  the  shaft  is  intersected  by  a 
tunnel  180  feet  long.  Seventy-five  tons  of  ore  on  the  dump.  Good  body  ore  show- 
ing at  intersection  of  tunnel  and  shaft  in  bottom  of  same. 

A  short  distance  East  of  this  claim  is  an  old  crater  1,500  in  depth,  and  the  sur- 
rounding country  rock  shows  the  effects  of  some  fearful  seismic  or  volcanic  dis- 
turbance in  some  long  past  period.  The  claim  is  covered  with  timber.  Is  finely 
situated  for  economical  development.  Quite  a  number  of  tons  of  ore  have  been 
shipped  from  this  mine'  which  show  an  average  value  of  40  ounces  Silver,  55  per 
cent.  Lead,  and  from  $1.00  to  $3.00   Gold  per  ton. 

OHIO. 

The  adjoining  claim  on  the  Northwest  is  the  Ohio.  This  claim  is  opened  by  a 
shaft  110  feet  in  depth,  near  the  center  of  the  claim.  Some  one  hundred  feet  East 
is  a  second  shaft  of  100  feet  deep.  Near  the  boundary  of  the  South  line  of  the 
claim  is  a  tunnel  40  feet  in  length.  About  the  end  of  this  tunnel  an  assay  of  the 
mineral  gave  a  value  of  3  8  ounces  Silver,  65  per  cent.  Lead,  $14.00  in  Gold.  The 
ore  of  this  claim  carries  large  quantities  of  Molybdanum,  which  is  a  valuable  asset, 
the  quoted  price,  in  the  markets  being  $7.00  per  unit.  This  claim  is  covered  with 
fine  timber.  Several  tons  of  ore  on  the  dumps  of  the  claim  and  good  quantities 
showing  at  all  the  openings. 

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ONEIDA. 

Adjoining  the  Ohio  on  the  Northwest  is  the  Oneida  mine.  This  mino  has  been 
more   extensively   exploited    than    any   claim  of  the  group. 

Main  shaft  finely  timbered,  double  compartment,  120  feet  in  depth,  with  40- 
foot  drifting  East  on  the  vein.  One  deposit  of  50  tons  of  ore  was  taken  from  this 
shaft  and  drift.  Altogether  there  has  been  taken  from  this  mine  about  900  tons  of 
ore.  There  are  on  the  dump  at  this  time  between  600  and  70  0  tons  of  ore.  It  is 
the  intention  of  the  Company  to  sink  the  main  shaft  at  once  another  100  feet  in 
depth,  where  it  is  believed  that  immense  bodies  of  ore  will  be  developed.  This 
claim  is  covered  with'  fine  timber,  and  has  a  good  wagon  road  to  the  shaft.  A  fair 
average  value  of  the  Oneida  ore  is  3  8  ounces  Silver,  60  per  cent.  Lead,  and  so  far 
$3.00  Gold. 

OMAHA. 

Adjoining  the  Oneida,  on  the  Northwest,  is  the  Omaha,  which  is  developed  by 
an  openi  cut,  and  from  which  mineral  running  $118.00  per  ton  in  Silver  and  Lead 
has  been  shipped.  With  development,  this  will  probably  prove  one  of  the  richest 
mines  in  the  group.  This  claim  is  covered  with  timber  and  many  tons  of  fine  ore 
on  the  dump. 

BUSER. 

Adjoining  the  Omaha,  on  the  Northwest,  is  the  Buser  mining  claim.  Opened 
by  a  tunnel  150  feet  in  length,  from  which  fine   shipping  ore  has  been  taken.      A 

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20-foot  shaft  near  the  Northwestern  end  line  of  the  claim  shows  remarkably  fine 
ore.  This  claim  will  assuredly  prove  not  of  the  least  value  of  the  group.  The 
claim  is  covered  with  good  timber.  Nnmerous  openings  on  this  claim,  all  showing 
good  ore. 

STATE  LINE. 
The  next  claim  adjoining  the  Buser,  on  the  Northwest,  is  the  State  Line.  This 
claim  was  located  along  the  dividing  line  of  California  and  Nevada,  as  the  line 
formerly  existed.  A  subsequent  survey  by  the  States  of  Nevada  and  California, 
places  the  claim  entirely  in  Esmeralda  County,  Nevada.  The  claim  is  opened  by  a 
shaft  120  feet  in  depth,  from  which  a  drift  and  slope  was  run  20  feet  East.  Some 
50  feet  Southeast  of  the  main  shaft  is  a  second  shaft  40  feet  in  depth,  showing  the 
same  class  of  mineral  contained  in  the  main  shaft.  This  ore  so  far  has  proved  to 
be  the  most  valuable,  perhaps,  in  the  group.  State  Line  ore  has  averaged  75 
ounces  Silver,  70  per  cent.  Lead,  and  from  $5.00  to  $8.00  in  Gold.  -  The  ore  has 
showed  steady  improvement  with  depth,  and  the  Company  has  great  hopes  of  devel- 
oping very  rich  Silver  and  Gold  ore  with  another  100  feet  of  depth  in  this  mine. 
There  are  probably  100  tons  of  ore  on  the  dumps  of  this  claim.  The  Lode  has 
maintained  its  character  and  permanency  with  depth.  A  solid  body  of  ore  showing 
in  bottoms  of  shafts  of  each  opening.  Claim  is  covered  with  fine  timber  and  is 
certainly  a  very,  valuable  property.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  sink;  this 
shaft  an  additional   100  feet  in  depth  at  once. 


THE  GREAT  WESTERN. 

The  last  claim,  on  the  Northwest,  of  this  group,  is  The  Great  Western  Mine. 
This  mine  has  been  opened  by  a  shaft  90  feet  in  depth  and  by  a  second  shaft  100 
feet  distant,  on  the  Northwest,  75  feet  in  depth.  A  drift  has  been  run  from  the 
shaft  on  the  Northwest  30  feet  in  the  direction  of  the  90-foot  shaft  above  men- 
tioned. Fine  body  of  ore  shows  in  this  drift  and  in  each  of  these  shafts.  Three  or 
four  hundred  tons  of  ore  having  been  taken  from  the  workings  of  this  mine,  two 
hundred  tons  or  more  of  which  are  now  on  the  dumps.  Assays  and  mill  returns  of 
The  Great  Western1  Mine  show  an  average  value  of  5  5  per  cent.  Lead,  48  ounces 
Silver,  and  $3.00  Gold.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  Company  to  connect  the  two  shafts 
by  the  drift  that  has  been  started  between  them  and  to  sink  the  shaft  on  the  North- 
west! 100  feet  deeper  at  once.  One  of  the  finest  bodies  of  ore  of  the  entire  group 
shows  in  this  mine.  Mine  is  covered  with  fine  timber.  The  character  of  the  ore  is 
very  similar  in  appearance  and  value  with  that  of  the  Hazel  Green  Mine —  the 
claim  on  the  other  extreme  end  of  the  group — some  10,000  feet  distant.  A  good 
wagon  road  extends  to  the  shafts  of  this  mine  and  quite  a  number  of  tons  of  ore 
have  been  shipped  from  the  same. 

The  geological  formation  of  these  mines  are  very  similar  to  those  of  the  great 
Eureka  mines  of  Nevada,  from  which  fourteen  millions  of  dollars'  worth  of  ore  was 
taken  in  a  few  years.  In  fact,  at  the  present  depth,  the  Sylvania  mines  show  up 
more(  promising  than  did  the  great  Silver-Lead  properties  of  Eureka  at  the  same 
depth.     Standing  on  The  Great  Western  Mine,  looking  toward    the    White    Moun- 

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SUBSCRIPTION     BLANK 

THE  SYLVANTA    MINING    CO.   OF  NEV  BMCTc^  ^/;   .;-;■ 

Starr   &    Duffer,  Fiscal  Agents  Date , .  . . 190 . . 

Tonopah,  Nev. 

Gentlemen:     Enclosed     find Dollars 

in  full  payment  for Shares  of  the 

SYLVANIA  MINING  CO.  (a  stock  fully  paid  and  non -assessable,  incurring  no  personal 
liability)    at  25  cents  per  share  (par  value  fl.OO  per  share) 

Certificate    to  be  issued  in  the  name   of 

Make  all  remittances  by  Bank  Draft  Name  of  Sender    

or  Money  Order 
Do  not  send  Personal  Check  Full     Address 


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tains,  one  can  see  the  peaks  of  Cerro  Gorda,  only  50  miles  distant,  the  other  great 
Silver-Lead  mine  of  Nevada  which  produced  eleven  million  dollars'  worth  of  ore  in 
a  short  space  of  time.  Either  of  these  mines  yielded  paying  ore  for  hundreds  of 
feet  in  depth.  It  is  the  great  bodies  of  comparatively  low  grade  ore  that  make  the 
permanent  dividend  paying  mines.  The  Sylvania  Company  will  not  be  offended  by 
having  their  properties  called  "prospects,'"  for  compared  with  what  they  have  every 
reason  to  believe  their  workings  will  develop,  the  present  is  truly  prospective  only. 
But  what  a  prospect!      Probably  not  on  the  round,  green  earth  is  there  such  another! 

Coming  up  from  the  great  Armagasa  desert;  from  the  blistering  districts  of 
Furnace  Creek,  Hades'  and  Death's  Valley,  suffering  and  stumbling  around  Bare 
Mountains,  and  by  the  classic  region  of  Bull  Frog,  on  toward  Tula  Canon,  and  past 
it — the  wooded  Palmetto  range  comes  into  view,  and  there  in  its  heart  and  center  is 
a  beautiful  sylvan  dell  (Sylvania);  the  balmy,  health-giving,  fragrant  breeze  of  the 
pinon  is  around  you,  and  in  more  than  one  of  its  shaded  ravines  the  cold,  crystal 
waters  of  a  silver  spring  gleams  out,  where  the  red  deer  and  the  wild  horse  slips 
down  to  drink  and  gaze  with  wide  open  eyes  on  the  toiling  miners  below. 

What  are  the  drawbacks?  Are  these  mines  perfection  all  around?  No.  We 
are  fifty-five  miles  from  a  railway,  with  a  fair  mountain  road  to  traverse.  It  is 
claimed  the  road  can  be  traveled  with  a  traction  engine  and  its  wagons,  hauling  50 
tons  of  ore  per  trip,  and  delivered  at  the  railway  at  an  expense  of  less  than  $4.00  per 
ton.     There  is  a  ready  market  for  all  the  ore  we  can  place  on  the  railway.      New 


wagon  roads  are  now  building  that  will  reduce  the  distance  to  the  railway  several 
miles,  and  new  railways  are  now  being  surveyed  that  wiii  place  this  property  much 
nearer  the  market  for  their  product.  It  is  the  purpose  of  he  Company  to  press  de- 
velopment work  on  thre6  of  these  claims  at  this  time.  Tne  mines  are  open  for  in- 
spection and  investigation  by  intending  investors  at  all  times,  and  such  inspection 
is  cordially  invited  by  the  Company.  The  present  shipping  point  is  Laws,  near 
Bishop  Creek,  Inyo  County,  Cal.  It  is  confidently  expected  that  these  mines  can  be 
placed  upon  the  dividend  paying  list  within  the  year  of  1905. 

The  following  is  an  average  sample  of  car  lots  shipped  from  the  Sylvania  Mines. 

LOT    9421. — Twelve    sacks,    weighing  gross*  1,300  pounds;  value,  $44.78;   aver- 
age value  per  ton,  $53.78. 

LOT  8720. — One  hundred  and  seventy-eight     sacks,     weight     20,740      pounds; 
value   of  ore   $689.74;    average  value   per  ton,  $55.70. 

LOT  XYZ. — One  hundred  and  thirty-eight  sacks,  weighing  gross  24,880  pounds; 
vaTue,  $818.66;  average  value  per  ton,  $54.96. 

LOT    2087. — Sixty-five    sacks,    weighing   gross    6,820    pounds;     value,    $201.08; 
average  value  per  ton,   $45.79. 

LOT    2087. — One   hundred    and   eighty-one  sacks,  weight  21,170  pounds;   value 
$505.59;   average  value  per  ton,  $45.75. 


LOT  1516. — Two  hundred  and  forty-one  sacks,  weighing  27,420  pounds;   value 
of  ore,  $757.42;  average  value  per  ton,  $44.44. 

LOT     8986. — Two     hundred     and     forty-seven    sacks,     weighing     gross    29,100 
pounds;    value  of   ore,   $941.02;    average  value  per  ton,  $53.56. 

Ore  sent  to  Wiegard  &  Company,  Assay   Office   at   Virginia   City,   gave   values 
of  $49.67  per  ton. 


AMERICAN  SMELTING  &  REFINING  COMPANY. 
Murray   and   Germania   Plants 

C.   W.   Whitley,    Manager. 

J.  M.  Bibwell,  Asst.  Manager. 
Ores. — Bid.    Patrick:  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  August  8th,  1904. 

Mr.  Geo.  L.  Patrick, 

Tonopah,  Nevada. 
Dear  Sir: 

Enclosed  please  find  Union  Assay  Office  certificate  on  hand-sample  of  ore 
recently  received  from  you.  Basing  our  figures  on  today's  quotations  on  Silver  and 
Lead,  and  on  rates  we  would  be  willing  to  apply  on  contract,  we  can  pay  you  for  ore 
similar  to  your  hand-sample  at  the  rate  of  $50.32  per  ton,  delivered  f.  o.  b.  cars, 
Murray,  Utah. 

Kindly  advise  us  if  the  above  is  satisfactory  and  if  we  may  expect  any  ship- 
ments from  you  under  these  terms.  Yours  very  truly, 

C.  W.  Whitley, 

Manager. 


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SELBY    SMELTING   AND   LEAD    COMPANY. 

Office:    416  Montgomery  Street. 

San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Oct.  3,  190  4. 
Dear  Sir: 

Replying  to  your  question  regarding  Sylvania  Mining  Company's  property,  will 
say  that  the  ore  is  a  clean  silver  lead  ore,  favorable  for  smelting  purposes. 

Prom  information  gained  from  reliable  sources,  I  can  say  that  the  indications 
are  favorable  for  the  making  of  a  good  property  if  properly  developed. 

The  ore  will  find  a  ready  market  with  the  Selby  Smelting  and  Lead  Company 
in  unlimited  quantities,  and  I  sincerely  hope  that  your  operations  will  meet  with 
£uccess,  as  I  think  that  the  outlook  for  the  district  is  very  favorable,  indeed. 

Wm.  F.  Newell. 


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P  S  —The  following  return  from  Assay  from  an  open  cut  on  the  Omaha  claim 
has  just  been  received.  Assay  showed  57  per  cent.  Lead,  2-10  ounce  Gold,  and  100 
ounces  Silver — a  total  valuq  of  $108.73   per  ton. 

Value   of    Lead 4c.  per  lb. 

Value  of  Gold    $20-67  Per  oz' 

Value  of  Silver 59   per  oz. 

Stock  will  be  listed  on  San  Francisco  Mining     Exchange    immediately. 


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The  Company  has  appointed  the  firm  of  STARR  &  DULFER  of  Tonopah,  Ne- 
vada, and  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  fiscal  agents,  and  100,000  shares  arel  offered  at  the 
low  price  of  25c  per  share. 

Send  Money  Order  or  Draft  payable  to  Starr  and  Dulfer,  Tonopah,  Nevada,  or 
to  Horatio  Gilbert  &  Company,  345  Ellicott  Square,  Buffalo,  New  York,  who  are 
handling  the  stock  in  the  East.     Any  order  will  receive  prompt  attention. 

Our  Mr.  F.  W.  Dulfer  has  carefully  enquired  about  this  property  and  has  seen 
a  number  of  people  who  are  acquainted  with  same,  and  finds  that  property  is  every- 
thing that  is  represented,  and  confidently  expects  that  the  mine  will  be  on  a  divi- 
dend paying  basis  in  maybe  nine  months,  as  there  is  ready  market  for  all  the  ore 
they  can  ship. 

We  can  safely  advise  purchase  of  this  stock  and  believe  it  will  sell  for  $1.00 
a  share  by  the  end  of  1905.     Stock  will  be  listed  on  San  Francisco  Exchange. 

STARR  &  DULFER, 
Members:  Offices: 

l^TlTo^^e.  wants'  Exchange  Bldg.,  S.  P.,  Ca.. 

S,  F.  Stock  and  Exchange  Board.  Tonopah,    Nev. 

Samples  of  ore  at  our  different  offices. 


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